I got back to Moscow yesterday. On the plane (VIM-Avia), I had a conversation with a flight attendant that I’ve been thinking about a lot, and apparently will keep thinking about for a long time. Flight attendant: What would you like to drink? Water, apple juice, orange juice, white or red wine. Me: Tomato juice, please. F.A.: Apple juice or orange juice. Our airline no longer offers tomato juice. Me: Strange. I’ve often noticed that, for some reason, everyone drinks tomato juice on planes. Why did you get rid of it? F.A.: You’re absolutely right. We load the same amount of each juice on board, but there usually isn’t enough tomato juice for everyone. So we decided to keep only apple and orange juice. Me: ...Uhhhh... wouldn’t it have been better to just load more tomato juice? F.A.: No. Our company’s management decided to remove tomato juice from the selection altogether to avoid passenger dissatisfaction. Apple or orange?
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